This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Ecology Environment > Studies > Ecology And Environment – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ecology And Environment Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Initial or primary sources of toxic substances A) Spartans. B) Automobile emissions. C) Dolphin meat. D) Zooplankton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Automobile emissions. 2. Car manufacturers have begun to explore the use of biofuels, such as biodiesel, ethanol, and cooking oils made from plant material. The desired outcome of using these biofuels would be A) A decrease in the release of oxygen gas. B) An increase in abiotic resources. C) An increase in global warming. D) A decrease in the use of fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A decrease in the use of fossil fuels. 3. In making environmental decisions and policies, governments interact with A) Organizations. B) Businesses. C) Citizens. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 4. Members of a species in a defined area A) Population. B) Biodiversity. C) Community. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population. 5. Why is the world's loss of biodiversity a source of concern? A) Humans depend on other organisms for food and oxygen. B) Species extinctions have been rare throughout history. C) Loss of biodiversity is not a consern because extictions are common. D) Two answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humans depend on other organisms for food and oxygen. 6. Multiple organisms of the same species describes a A) Community. B) Organism. C) Population. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population. 7. This occurs when niches overlap between species and they have to compete for resources. A) Parasite. B) Competition. C) Intraspecies. D) Interspecific. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Competition. 8. What Biome is covered in a dense canopy and an understory? A) Desert. B) Tundra. C) Tropical Savanna. D) Tropical Rain Forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tropical Rain Forest. 9. What animal would be found in the savannah? A) Polar Bear. B) Bison. C) Lion. D) Monkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lion. 10. The wise management of natural resources, including the preservation of habitats and wildlife A) Communication. B) Degradation. C) Legislation. D) Conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conservation. 11. The selective breeding of organisms by humans for specific characteristics is called? A) Adaptation. B) Artificial selection. C) Evolution. D) Natural selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artificial selection. 12. ..... is a biodegradable material that becomes a pollutant if allowed to accumulate more rapidly than it can decompose A) Plastic. B) Newspaper. C) Mercury. D) Metal from Junk cars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Newspaper. 13. Consumer that eats plants A) Producer. B) Herbivore. C) Community. D) Heterotroph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herbivore. 14. What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems? A) Sunlight. B) Carbohydrates. C) Water. D) Carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunlight. 15. How might an introduced plant species kill native plant species? A) Its rapid growth can deprive native plants of food. B) It can cause soil loss from erosion. C) . Its rapid growth can deprive native plants of sunlight. D) Its rapid growth can deprive native plants of oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) . Its rapid growth can deprive native plants of sunlight. 16. Same species same place same time A) Population. B) Community. C) Species. D) Organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population. 17. What does every food chain start with? (Even if it's not drawn or written there!) A) Consumer. B) Sun. C) Decomposers. D) Producers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun. 18. Role an organism plays in an environment. A) Niche. B) Nice. C) Habitat. D) Quiche. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Niche. 19. What is the number of individuals in an area called? A) Size. B) Population. C) Number. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Size. 20. If a scientist only includes the data that supports their hypothesis, and not the data that does not support their hypothesis A) People may not believe the results are reliable. B) They will not find the answer to their problem. C) It's ok, nobody is watching over her shoulder. D) Nobody else will try the experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People may not believe the results are reliable. 21. Which of the following defines habitat? A) An area with only abiotic factors. B) A large area of land that is known for its climate and organisms. C) A small area within a habitat with food water and shelter for organisms to live. D) An area that provides shelter and food for organisms and can contain many microhabitats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An area that provides shelter and food for organisms and can contain many microhabitats. 22. Which one of these is abiotic? A) Gold. B) A mushroom. C) A black bear. D) Cotton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gold. 23. The number of white-tailed deer in certain areas of Long Island New York has increased significantly. Introducing which organism would best help stabilize the deer population on Long Island? A) Another species of deer. B) Moose. C) Bacteria. D) Coyote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coyote. 24. A period with no rain A) Famine. B) Landslide. C) Drought. D) Flood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drought. 25. Series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten A) Consumer. B) Food chain. C) Foodweb. D) Omnivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Food chain. 26. A coral reef and the organisms that live in it form A) A population. B) An ecosystem. C) A habitat. D) A community. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An ecosystem. 27. An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water A) Groundwater. B) Permeability. C) Aquifer. D) Watershed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aquifer. 28. The groups of plants and animals that interact within an ecosystem A) Community. B) Organism. C) Population. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Community. 29. Which limiting factor is independent of the number of individuals in a population? A) Competition. B) Parasitism/disease. C) Natural disasters. D) Stress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural disasters. 30. As you move up from one trophic level to another, why is only 10% of energy from the previous level passed on? A) Producers get 100% of the energy. B) It's lost as heat and to perform life functions. C) Primary consumers keep misplacing the rest. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's lost as heat and to perform life functions. 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